MOSCOW, October 15. /TASS/. Air defenses intercepted and destroyed 166 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russian regions during the past night, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.

A massive drone attack sparked a fire at an oil refinery in central Russia’s Ryazan Region. Also, a depot and cars were damaged on the premises of an industrial site in Ryazan.

TASS has compiled the key details about the impact.

Scale

- Last night, alert air defense capabilities intercepted and destroyed 166 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over Russian regions, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

- Namely, drones were downed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Tula, Ryazan, Oryol, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, Tambov, Rostov, Moscow and Krasnodar Regions, and the Republic of Crimea, the ministry specified.

- More than 20 drones were destroyed over four municipalities in south Russia’s Rostov Region last night, Governor Yury Slyusar wrote on Max channel.

- Last night, seven Ukrainian drones were downed over the Tambov Region, the central Russian region said.

Impact

- A massive drone attack sparked a fire at an oil refinery in the Ryazan Region in central Russia, Governor Pavel Malkov wrote on Max channel.

- A depot and cars were damaged on the premises of an industrial site in Ryazan.

- According to preliminary information, no one has been reported injured.

- The material damage is currently being calculated.

- First responders are working at the scene.

- School classes and kindergarten services have been canceled for the day in the city’s Oktyabrsky District and part of Sovetsky District for security reasons.

Other affected regions

- Outbuildings near private homes and one car were damaged by debris from downed drones in Voronezh, the governor of central Russia’s Voronezh Region, Alexander Gusev, wrote on Max channel.

- The windows in several homes were damaged by drone debris in the Dmitrovsky District of the Oryol Region in western Russia, according to a Max post from Governor Andrey Klychkov.

- Emergencies Ministry employees and policemen are working at the scenes.